CVE-2024-47081: Credential Exposure (CVSS 5.3)

Description

Requests is a HTTP library. Due to a URL parsing issue, Requests releases prior to 2.32.4 may leak .netrc credentials to third parties for specific maliciously-crafted URLs. Users should upgrade to version 2.32.4 to receive a fix. For older versions of Requests, use of the .netrc file can be disabled with `trust_env=False` on one's Requests Session.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-522 CWE-522

References

Other References

https://github.com/psf/requests/commit/96ba401c1296ab1dda74a2365ef36d88f7d144ef https://github.com/psf/requests/pull/6965 https://github.com/psf/requests/security/advisories/GHSA-9hjg-9r4m-mvj7 https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/#requests.Session.trust_env https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/2 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/11 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/03/9 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/04/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/04/6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-47081? +

Requests is a HTTP library. Due to a URL parsing issue, Requests releases prior to 2.32.4 may leak .netrc credentials to third parties for specific maliciously-crafted URLs. Users should upgrade to version 2.32.4 to receive a fix. For older versions of Requests, use of the .netrc file can be disabled with `trust_env=False` on one's Requests Session. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-47081? +

CVE-2024-47081 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-47081? +

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